Criminal Procedures: Cases, Statutes, and Executive Materials

Now 400 pages shorter, with greater emphasis on U.S. Supreme Court cases, Criminal Procedures: Cases, Statutes and Executive Materials, enters its Second Edition even stronger.

The authors cover both police-citizen interaction (investigation) and appeals (adjudication) in an efficient and effective format:

• traditional organization and coverage, with a demonstration of the relationship of important federal cases to state law and practice
• cases chosen for their historical value or contemporary appeal
• a rich selection of materials - including primary materials from U.S. Supreme Court cases, state high court cases, statutes, rules of procedure, police and prosecutorial policies, and social science studies
• new materials highlight procedural variety, focus on real process topics, provide political context, and consider the impact of procedures on the various parties involved

The major changes made to the casebook reflect extensive consultation with users:

• in addition to shortening the book by 400 pages, the authors have devoted much more attention to the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in criminal procedure and doubled the number of Supreme Court cases in the section on 'Gathering Information'
• a new chapter is dedicated to the topic of Habeas Corpus
• among the new cases are City of Chicago v. Jesus Morales, Illinois v. Wardlow, People v. Frank Robinson, City of Indianapolis v. Edmond, State v. Bobic, Bond v. United States, United States v. Puiz, Richards v. Wisconsin, California v. Acevedo, Kyllo v. United States, and Alabama v. Shelton
• new documents include the highly provocative Interim Report of the State Police Review Team Regarding Allegations of Racial Profiling, on the activities of the state troopers assigned to patrol the New Jersey Turnpike
• a website for students presents practice problems, sample exams, articles, a virtual library, and chapters on forfeiture and race and punishment that are not included in the Second Edition.

Presenting a panoramic view, this volume emphasizes procedural variety, materials from multiple institutions, real-world perspective, street-level federalism, political context, and the impact of procedures. The aim is to increase student awareness of the full range of policy alternatives by showing how state and local systems have dealt with various issues. Not all states are surveyed; rather, the materials highlight the majority and minority views on each topic, as well as the federal view. U.S. Supreme Court precedents are addressed, and the state cases take positions ranging from total agreement to complete rejection. Material is arranged in sections on gathering information--e.g. searches and stops, arrests, interrogations; evaluating charges; resolving guilt and innocence; and measuring punishment and reassessing guilt. Miller is affiliated with Emory University School of Law; Wright, with Wake Forest University School of Law. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR